Awards
Explore awards recognizing the work of instructors and staff to advance ADUE goals
Teaching Award
Teaching Award
Staff Award
Staff Award
ADUE Teaching Award
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To learn about the student nominated ENGR 100 section awards, please visit this link.
2024 Individual Winner:
Frank Marsik
In recognition of his exceptional dedication to fostering the academic and personal growth of the CoE undergraduate students through his work with ENGR 110: Design Your Engineering Experience.
2024 Team Winner:
Derrick Yeo,
Kelly Bowker,
Nabilah Khachab
Along with their team of IAs: Thomas Cuddy, Karis Hu, Lani Quatch, Prisha Agnihotri, Prakhar Gupta, Rohan Satapathy, Samantha Staudinger, Shriya Biddala, Sunny Xu, Valerie Moura, and Yi Ling Wu
For the exemplary efforts of the teaching team with ENGR 100.850: Robotics Mechanisms.
Past Recipients
2023 Winners
Individual Winner: Melissa Wrobel
For her work in developing tools for students to be more attentive, engaged, and confident in providing peer feedback in her ENGR 100 course.
Nominator Testimony: Dr. Wrobel is not only a teacher, but a mentor and advocate for our students and a fantastic collaborator and co-instructor
Team Winner: ENGR 100 Instructional Team
Lisa Grimble, Laura Hirshfield
For their efforts to incorporate innovative pedagogical methods and student-centered learning in their ENGR 100 course – Food Science and Engineering.
Nominator Testimony: Since fall 2020, they have done away with daedlines and instead allow students the flexibility to submit their best possible work products. This ensures more equitable opportunities to succeed.
2022 Winners
Individual Winner: Kenneth Alfano
For his efforts incorporating a wide range of engineering simulation tools into his ENGR 100 course – Design in the Real World.
Student Testimony: I found the course incredibly informative and important for understanding engineering design work.
Team Winner: ENGR 101 Instructional Team
Laura Alford, James Juett, and Laura Burdick
For their work to improve the ENGR 101 course, both for staff and students, and their impact on first-year students in the College of Engineering.
Nominator Testimony: ENGR 101 is a fundamental course that shapes students’ perceptions of their first year at U-M and within the college of Engineering.
ADUE Staff Award
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2025 Individual Winner:
Mike Dailey
As Associate Director of the Michigan Engineering Honors and Engagement Programs, Mike’s commitment to academic opportunities for all is evident in his efforts to expand opportunities for marginalized groups.
Mike’s commitment to the ADUE’s mission areas and focus on students make him a strong candidate for this award. His integration of academic innovation, experiential learning, and accessibility deeply benefits students and our engineering community.
2025 Individual Winner:
Ryan Latimer
In his time in the role of Program Coordinator, Ryan has contributed to the Preeminent Engineering Education and Experiential Learning opportunities for over 1500 first-year students each year.
What impresses me most about Ryan is his enthusiasm and positive attitude towards his work. He approaches every task, big or small, straightforward or difficult, routine or new, with relentless energy and eagerness.
Past Recipients
2024 Winners
Charlie Michaels
Charlie has been instrumental in advancing Preeminent Engineering Educationat Michigan Engineering. His co-authoring of the socially engaged design model offers a novel approach to contextual factors in engineering design.
Nominator Testimony: Through his efforts, Charlie has ensured that our students benefit from an educational experience that aligns with finest globally.
Paty Jaimes
Patricia (Paty) embodies the goals for office of the ADUE through her role as an assistant director for DEI at CRLT-Engin.
Nominator Testimony:Patty has consistently demonstrated exceptional dedication and quality in her work, particularly in three key areas: Preeminent Engineering Education, Academic Innovation, and Academic Opportunities for All.
2023 Winners
John Getsoian
As laboratory services manager, John does an outstanding job maintaining the 108 GFL lab space and assisting over 500 students each semester across 25 lab sections.
Nominator Testimony: John is very dedicated to making sure the hands-on experiences in labs are a success for students.
Carol Lagemann
As the CRLT-Engin Financial Specialist and Event Planner, Carol is the logistical mastermind behind numerous important events.
Nominator Testimony: Carol has been instrumental as the co-lead of the CRLT All-Staff DEIJ professional development team.
2022 Winners
Rachel Armstrong-Ceron
As the Honors Academic Advisor, Rachel works closely with approximately 300 Honors students to support their efforts to broaden their leadership and expand their undergraduate education.
Nominator Testimony: Rachel is a best-in-class advisor and ensures that every student has a phenomenal advising experience by balancing the support she offers with the appropriate amount of challenge.
Connie Hallom
Connie’s efforts as the Administrative Assistant with the Program in Technical Communication allows our students to have excellent learning experiences.
Nominator Testimony: With the return to campus after COVID-19, Connie went above and beyond to ensure students had equitable access to TC courses.